Saturday 5 June 2010

Litewave Spirt and Hybrid lace up Binding.




Had a lovely feeling Thursday night, had a bit of personal service, no not that type of service, did have Dave on his hands and knees though, but he was Adjusting his new straps around my feet. These kitesurfing foot straps are a little different, as the laces completely open and the tongue that covers the top of the foot Velcros to the side walls of the lace walls. This covers the whole of the top of the foot and gives a very secure feeling, add this to the pad that has a massive drop where your toes go and you feel so secure in them, locking your toes over the edge, even in boots this can be felt. You just nip the laces up tie them in a bow and push them up between the tongue and the strap walls and you have a tidy no nonsense strap. They come is two sizes a 5-9 and a 8-12, they are £94 but are free on the spirt board, that I hope will be £399.
The spirt was a 132-40,137-42 and a 144-44m, I rode the 144cm in about 14knots on a 14m ,I am about 100kg and found the Spirt a very comfortable board to ride, typical litewave feel, just friendly and well manor ed, not the lightest board, but keeping the super strong litewave philosophy alive. The board carvered and jumped nicely and went up wind no trouble at all, another old friend from Litewave designs.

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